A gross floor space of 58,000 square metres is to be created on a 12,000 square metre footprint at Altstetten Station. Dominique Perrault Architekten achieved this density by designing three elegant, dark high-rise towers that emerge from the connecting horizontal bars of the lower floors. The design for the outside space responds to the usage density by delivering differentiation and layering; it compacts and guides in some areas and equalizes and decelerates in others, while creating privacy in lofty heights: passers-by and visitors alike are channelled along a representative promenade in front of the buildings. On top of the connecting horizontal bar the roof gardens give residents a shared place of retreat with views of the city panorama and the park. The rearward park is a contrast to the linear dynamic of the promenade at the front. The asphalt layer rises into the third dimension, and becomes a moving, green urban landscape \u2013 a space of tranquillity in amidst the dynamic density of the location. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In 2013 the project by Fontana Landschaftsarchitektur and Dominique Perrault Architekten was selected for the commission of a study. At the end of October 2016 the laying of the foundation stone for the three elegant high-rise towers at Zurich\u2019s Altstetten Station was celebrated. The project\u2019s intended completion date is 2018. It will therefore be a little while still before the impressive promenade, the roof gardens and the rear-facing park enter the implementation phase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n